Luke Kennard's knee: "I don't know how serious it is," Suns coach Jordan Ott said after the Oct. 14 game, adding they didn't want to stretch him in it. Asked about the Oct. 16 game, Ott wouldn't commit. They'll know more in Phoenix once they see how the knee responds.
De'Aaron Fox hasn't played a preseason game and Tobias Harris is "still coming back," with no timeline, Spurs' Harrison Barnes said at shootaround. Lineup undecided, so don't read it as an opening-night preview: "we're not gonna have our full roster until... a little bit."
Duop Reath is "a different piece that we didn't have, but we're going to change it to his strengths," Suns coach Jordan Ott said Oct. 12. Reath will still be asked to crash the glass and pressure the ball. Ott's rule on defense: "at all costs, we need someone at the rim."
Asked whether Miles Bridges plays next, Suns coach Jordan Ott wouldn't commit. The ankle is recovering at a good rate, he said, but "we're not going to press on if it's not perfect." Nothing new came up physically, he added: "everyone's trending in the right direction."
From Suns practice Oct. 12: more of the offense is running through the center. "Everyone's playing through their 5 a little bit more," and the plan is to keep building on it. Oso Ighodaro and Collin Gillespie were named in that answer.
Luke Kennard is being told to shoot more. Suns coach Jordan Ott called him the team's best shooter, likening his movement shooting to Kyle Korver and Joe Harris. Collin Gillespie's message after a 48% three-point season: "shoot first and ask questions later."